Discovering the Angry Voices of the Past: The Striking Legacy of the Victor Valley Teachers Union

Authors

Ashley Bobadilla, Brigham Young University
Alvaro Bobadilla, Brigham Young University
Dr. Brian Cannon, Brigham Young University

Keywords

angry voices, Victor Valley Teacher's Union, strike, labor activism

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

History

Abstract

The Victor Valley Teachers’ Union strike was the longest in California history for many years, had very little written about it, and even fewer primary accounts taken from the actual participants. Our research not only focused on discovering what happened, but also why it happened. It juxtaposed different accounts and perspectives to create a rich historical narrative. Angry voices still drift on the breezes through the swirling desert sands in Victorville California, because the teacher’s union strike has not been forgotten and now it will be preserved for generations to come. As James Gregory of the University of Washington recently observed, the history of labor activism in the American West is a relatively new field of historical investigation and little has been written about labor activists in the field of education. Much remains to be done and this project will contribute to that scholarly endeavor.

Recommended Citation

Bobadilla, Ashley; Bobadilla, Alvaro; and Cannon, Dr. Brian (2013) "Discovering the Angry Voices of the Past: The Striking Legacy of the Victor Valley Teachers Union," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 313.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/313